mono & mon

These ROOT-WORDS are Prefixes MON & MONO which mean ONE. It comes from the Greek mons which means ALONE. MON & MONO open the door on marital customs of ancient days, when polygamy was the custom, permitting both many wives and many husbands. Civilization has complicated many things, but it has certainly simplified life by doing away with polygamy and polyandry. One spouse is about all the average civilized person can manage. Wisely we leave multiples to children.